The Blues (50 Essential Blues Classics)
Compilation by Various Artists
Tracklist
- CD 1: Blues in the City
- 1Mannish BoyJunior Wells (with Muddy Waters)1:37
- 2SpoonfulHowlin’ Wolf3:00
- 3Dust My BroomElmore James2:40
- 4Wolf Call BoogieCoy “Hot Shot” Love2:41
- 5Crawlin’ KingsnakeJohn Lee Hooker3:27
- 6Worried Life BluesBig Maceo2:45
- 7Everyday I Have the BluesB.B. King2:41
- 8Stormy Monday BluesT‐Bone Walker4:55
- 9Take Out Some InsuranceJimmy Reed3:05
- 10That’s All Right MamaArthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:57
- 11Wine Women WhiskeyPapa Lightfoot2:56
- 12Walkin’ the BluesWillie Dixon2:28
- 13Slow DownLouis Jordan3:19
- 14Come Back BabyDoctor Ross3:13
- 15JukeLittle Walter2:48
- 16Rollin’ StoneMuddy Waters3:11
- 17I’m a King BeeSlim Harpo3:09
- 18EasyBig Walter Horton2:48
- 19This Is the EndBuddy Guy3:05
- 20Guitar ShuffleLowell Fulson2:29
- 21Eyesight to the BlindSonny Boy Williamson3:01
- 22I Was FooledBilly Boy Arnold2:55
- 23Double TroubleOtis Rush3:08
- 24It Must Have Been the DevilOtis Spann3:08
- 25Today I Sing the BluesAretha Franklin3:18
- CD 2: Rural & Old Time Blues
- 1Trouble So HardVera Hall1:383.0 ★
- 2Sweet Home ChicagoRobert Johnson3:004.0 ★
- 3Parchman Farm BluesBukka White2:40
- 4Trouble in MindBertha “Chippie” Hill2:41
- 5Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of BeerBessie Smith3:27
- 6Candy Man BluesMississippi John Hurt2:46
- 7Whooping the BluesSonny Terry2:41
- 8Low Down Dirty Dog BluesSon House4:55
- 9Midnight SpecialLead Belly3:05
- 10Baking Powder BluesLucille Bogan2:58
- 11Why Don’t You Do RightLil Green2:56
- 12Lightning BluesLightnin’ Hopkins2:28
- 13Shake ’em on DownMississippi Fred McDowell3:19
- 14Garter Snake BluesVictoria Spivey3:14
- 15Falling Down BluesFurry Lewis2:485.0 ★
- 16Racketeer BluesLonnie Johnson3:12
- 17Ma Rainey’s Black BottomMa Rainey3:10
- 18I’m So GladSkip James2:49
- 19Gin Mill BluesClara Smith3:05
- 20Statesboro’ BluesBlind Willie McTell2:30
- 21Key to the HighwayBig Bill Broonzy3:014.0 ★
- 22Rabbit Foot BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson2:56
- 23When the Levee BreaksMemphis Minnie3:09
- 24Spoonful BluesCharley Patton3:09
- 25Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)Blind Willie Johnson3:183.8 ★
Release credits
- editor [1], field recordist [8], producer [8], recording [1, 8]
- executive [2]
- clarinet [5]
- vocal [5]
- guitar [21], vocal [21]
- piano [6], vocal [6]
- double bass [5]
- guitar [22], vocal [22]
- guitar [25], other vocals [25], vocal [25]
- guitar [20], vocal [20]
- banjo [5], guitar [5]
- piano [5]
- guitar [3], lead vocals [3], vocal [3]
- guitar [24], lead vocals [24]
- producer [2]
- trumpet [5]
- guitar [15], lead vocals [15], performer [15]
- photography
- trombone [5]
- harmonica [21]
- guitar [23], vocal [23]
- tenor saxophone [5]
- field recordist [8]
- guitar [23]
- guitar [6], vocal [6]
- double bass [6]
- guitar [2], vocal [2]
- assistant [1]
- guitar [18], lead vocals [18]
- guitar [8], vocal [8]
- harmonica [7], vocal [7]
- guitar [7]
- guitar [6]
- recording [2]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- washboard [3, 21]
- additional [24]
Issues
- T2x CD